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11 mai 2009

A Rare 2,000 Year Old Hebrew Document Written on Papyrus was Seized in an Operation

The Scroll Conservation Laboratory, Israel Antiquities Authority JERUSALEM.- A document thought to be an ancient text written on papyrus was seized in an operation led by the Intelligence Office of the Zion Region and the Undercover Unit of the Border...

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11 mai 2009

A pair of Kraak Porcelain, blue and white bowls. late Ming-Qing manufacture

A pair of Kraak Porcelain, blue and white bowls. late Ming-Qing manufacture Each one decorated with trapezoid panels of deer on the exterior; the interior with similar panels depicting flowers issuing from rockwork (some fritting and chips). Both about...

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Tags: porcelaine, Blue and White, kraak, late Ming-Qing manufacture

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11 mai 2009

'Time Will Tell: Ethics and Choices in Conservation' @ the Yale University Art Gallery

Edward Hopper, Sunlight in a Cafeteria, 1958. Oil on canvas, 40 3/16 x 60 1/8 in. (102.1 x 152.7 cm). Yale University Art Gallery, Bequest of Stephen Carlton Clark, b.a. 1903 NEW HAVEN, CT.- Time Will Tell: Ethics and Choices in Conservation showcases...

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Tags: Edward Hopper, Yale University Art Gallery

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11 mai 2009

Top des enchères : Cachet en néphrite, Chine, époque Qianlong, XVIIIe siècle, 29 avril 2009

1 677 114 € frais compris. Chine, époque Qianlong, XVIIIe siècle. Cachet en néphrite surmonté de deux dragons impériaux dos à dos, inscription "jiu zhou qing an zhi bao", 9 x 10,9 x 10,9 cm. Mercredi 29 avril, salle 4 - Drouot-Richelieu. Beaussant - Lefèvre...

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Tags: Chine, époque Qianlong, Cachet, néphrite, XVIIIe siècle

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11 mai 2009

Quote : Robert Motherwell

I refuse to have the surface impersonally painted. Robert Motherwell Robert Motherwell, 1915-1991, Elegy to the Spanish Republic, No. 57, 1957-60; 84 x 108 inches. Oil on canvas. Collection: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Purchased through a gift...

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10 mai 2009

A group of four blanc de chine figures. Qing dynasty, 17th to 19th century

A group of four blanc de chine figures. Qing dynasty, 17th to 19th century comprising a figure of Wen Chang, wearing loose-fitting robes with rank badge and high hat, seated on a horseshoe-shaped chair, a figure of Guandi, seated on a low chair with stern...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Guanyin, Blanc-de-chine, Guandi, Wen Chang

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10 mai 2009

Natural pearl and diamond brooch

Natural pearl and diamond brooch Set with three pearls measuring approximately 8.4, 8.1 and 7.9mm respectively bordered by intertwined circles of baguette, single-, circular- and brilliant-cut diamonds. Accompanied by SSEF report no. 53438 stating that...

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Tags: diamond, brooch, natural pearl

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10 mai 2009

A blanc de chine figure of Damo. Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century

A blanc de chine figure of Damo. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century the bearded ascetic seated in meditation on a rockwork base, his hands hidden beneath the folds of his loose-fitting robe, 20.3cm., 8in; together with a blanc de chine figure of a Luohan,...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, 17th-18th Century, Luohan, Blanc-de-chine, Damo, Zhenwu

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10 mai 2009

Important natural pearl, emerald and diamond necklace

Important natural pearl, emerald and diamond necklace Composed of fifty-one pearls measuring from approximately 11.1 to 7.8mm, to a clasp set with a step-cut emerald within a surround of circular-, single- and rose-cut diamonds, length approximately 500mm....

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Tags: Necklace, diamond, natural pearl, emerald

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10 mai 2009

Five blanc de chine figures. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

Five blanc de chine figures. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century comprising a figure of Damo, dressed in loose-fitting robes, standing on swirling waves, a figure of Zhenwu, seated in a horseshoe-shaped chair draped in an animal skin, a figure of a Buddhist...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 17th-18th Century, Guanyin, Blanc-de-chine, Damo, Zhenwu

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